The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s ruling and found that the plaintiff, a special education teacher, had standing to sue for retaliation under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) or Section 504 […]
Franczek P.C. recently helped the City of New Haven, Connecticut, to negotiate a successful reform contract with its AFT teachers union. That contract is being heralded by the U.S. Department of Education, AFT leadership and independent observers as a possible […]
The Governor has now acted on nearly every bill sent to him after the most recent legislative session. To review our summary of the legislative changes affecting school districts, please click here. To discuss these changes in more detail, please […]
Last month the Governor signed P.A. 96-0392, which becomes effective on January 1, 2010. This new law carves out a qualified exception for special needs transportation contracts to the bidding requirements in the School Code. Section 10-20.21 of the School Code […]
On August 26, 2009, we provided an alert with a summary of Public Acts 096-0434 and 096-0266, which create new employee compensation reporting requirements for public school districts. Since then, we have reviewed the legislative history for each law and elicited available […]
Governor Quinn recently signed two laws which require School Districts, public universities, and community colleges to report compensation information for certain employees, Public Acts 096-0434 and 096-0266. Both laws create the same new section to the School Code, yet each includes distinct requirements. […]
On June 2, 2009, our alert reported that the Illinois Legislature approved Senate Bill 189 to significantly amend the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Yesterday, the Governor signed the bill into law. These new amendments, which grant oversight powers […]
Recently, the Illinois Appellate Court issued an opinion in The Board of Education of Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204 v. The Regional Board of School Trustees of Will County, Illinois, No. 3-08-0819 (3rd Dist. July 30, 2009). The […]
